| T1-4-1932
HULSEY, William and HULSEY, Fred
Hulsey, a 55-year-old white Rockmart, Polk Coo, Ga., farmer and his
31-year-old son, Fred, also a farmer, played poker with three other
men, Clifford Jones, Lige Harper and Ernest McCullough, at the home
of William Hulsey on June 18Q, 1930. All of the participants in the
game drank heavily and, after they had finished playing, they got
into a violent argument, Jones, Harper and McCullough all left on
foot and a short distance from the Hulsey house they were all three
Shot in the back and killed, A wagon belonging to William Hulsey was
used to drive the bodies to an abandoned well where they were dis-
covered the next day. The Hulseys were promptly arrested along with
other relatives but William and Fred were the only two indicted by
the grand jury which reconvened, They were both convicted and sen-
tenced to die, but their executions were delayed while the cases were
taken to the State Supreme Court twice. On the first occasion, the
Court affirmed the conviction and the serond time it denied their
extraordinary motion for a new trial and they were electrocuted at the
Wy 19325)" 1 meodiately prior to being
taken to the death chamber, while the prioson chap
11-4-1932
HULSEY, William and HULSEY, Fred
Hulsey, a 55-year-old white Rockmart, Polk Co. » Gas, farmer and his
31-year-old son, Fred, also a farmer, played poker with three other
men, Clifford Jones, lige Harper and Ernest McCullough, at the home
of William Hulsey on June 169, 1930. All of the participants in the
game drank heavily and, after they had finished playing, they got
into a violent argument. Jones » Harper and McCullough all left on
foot and a short distance from the Hulsey kouse they were all three
' shot in the back and killed, A wagon belonging to William Hulsey was
used to drive the bodies to an abandoned well Where they were dis-
covered the next day. The Hulseys were promptly arrested along with
other relatives but William and Fred were the only two indicted by
the grand jury which reconvened, They were both convicted and sen-
tenced to die, but their executions were delayed while the cases were
taken to the State Supreme Court twice, On the first occasion, the
Court affirmed the conviction and the senond time it denied their
extraordinary motion for a new trial and they were electrocuted at the
Georgia State Prison on Nov. 1932. I meediate rior to being
taken to the death chamber, while the prioson chap ie aor
the Bible to them, Fred Hulsey drew a piece of razor blade from
Gale ce and wuss clarhed WHeRtooee ain xadie uriet, conoaminen ice
HULSEY, William and HULSEY, Fred
Hulsey, a 55-year-old white Rocknart,
3l-year-old son, Fred, also a farmer,
men, Clifford Jones, Li,
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was taken to the chair where onee &gain he said that his father was
a fifty cents piece in his bocket. be given to his daughter, William
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he alone hag killed the three men ang that his father was innocent,
The wounds were Serious, but the flow of blood Was stopped and he
a fifty cents piece in his pocket: be given to his daughter, William
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he alone had killed the three men and
The wounds were serious,
was taken to the chai;
imnocent of the
@ men and
the three
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